A very bad day for two young soldiers.
blues
free music
gulfcoast
craig manninen
craig scott manninen
destin music
fl panhandle
fort walton music
navarre florida
navarre florida music
northwest fl
painesville ohio native
pensacola music
scott manninen
songwriter scott manninen
Story behind the song
Dedicated to the young souls who fought and died in Viet Nam. May you rest in peace.
Lyrics
I had a feeling that we might not make it out alive. We were pinned down and the gunships were nowhere in sight. Tracers flying overhead and they sounded like bees. A klick away was the only LZ but it really don't matter cause the slicks can't land anyway. H & I hit this hill just a few hours ago. The S2 man said they hit it hard and if you make contact that it should be very low. Now I look over and see a short timer friend: his eyes were big he's clutching his chest. Two more weeks and he would have been home; now he's thinking that he's dying alone. He's wrong you know cause if he'd look to see; I'm dying too next to this jungle tree.